Palmer: 'It was frustrating at England'; Kane: 'England comes before anything'
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Reading Time: 3min | Wed. 13.11.24. | 22:57
While Chelsea's forward complained about his playing time with England, the Three Lions captain criticized him and others who withdrew from the national team
England national football team is currently in a specific moment. This is the last action for the interim manager, Lee Carsley, while the new gaffer, Thomas Tuchel, will take over the team at the beginning of 2025 and will debut in March.
One of England's players in the best form at the moment is Chelsea's forward Cole Palmer, who withdrew from the squad before the UEFA Nations League clashes against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.
Cole Palmer admits he felt frustrated over the lack of playing time he received while representing England at the Euros 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/lCe1BQkZnk
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) November 13, 2024
Still, the withdrawal did not stop the 22-year-old from complaining about his playing time under Gareth Southgate during the EURO 2024.
"It was frustrating at England, to be fair. Not to say that the players aren't good. But just coming off the back of the season I had, the form I was in, everything I was doing was coming off ... So I'm not playing in the first two games even when the team was struggling, it was a bit like 'Why? Do you know what I mean?' If you bring me on [in] the third game and I don't do anything, then I can't really say anything. I just had to try and force my way in," said Palmer, speaking to GQ, and revealed how he felt during the tournament's final against Spain.
"I remember Watkins coming on [in the final], and I was thinking 'Why not me?'," he disclosed.
🗣️ "England comes before club"
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 13, 2024
Harry Kane has hit out at the players that have withdrawn from the England squad 🏴
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Palmer is one of as many as eight Three Lions players who dropped out of Carsley's squad, alongside Aaron Ramsdale, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Levi Colwill, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Jack Grealish, and Phil Foden. This seems to have annoyed team captain Harry Kane, who commented on the situation, talking to ITV Sport.
"Yeah, it's a shame this week obviously. I think it's a tough period of the season, maybe that's been taken advantage of a little bit. I don't really like it if I'm totally honest. I think England comes before anything, any club situation. England is the most important thing you play as a professional footballer," said Kane and possibly stung his withdrawn teammates.
UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - GROUP STAGE
Division A
Thursday
22.45: (2.50) Belgium (3.45) Italy (3.00)
22.45: (1.13) France (9.00) Israel (17.0)
Friday
22.45: (4.70) Denmark (3.50) Spain (1.80)
22.45: (1.27) Portugal (5.90) Poland (10.5)
22.45: (3.40) Scotland (3.40) Croatia (2.15)
22.45: (1.85) Switzerland (3.60) Serbia (4.80)
Saturday
22.45: (1.15) Germany (8.00) B&H (16.0)
22.45: (1.40) Netherlands (4.70) Hungary (8.00)
Sunday
22.45: (3.40) Italy (3.35) France (2.30)
Division B
Thursday
18.00: (13.0) Kazakhstan (6.50) Austria (1.22)
22.45: (4.20) Greece (3.45) England (1.90)
22.45: (1.67) R.Ireland (3.50) Finland (5.80)
22.45: (3.00) Slovenia (3.20) Norway (2.45)
Saturday
20.00: (2.50) Georgia (3.25) Ukraine (2.90)
20.00: (2.50) Montenegro (3.25) Iceland (2.90)
20.00: (1.77) Turkey (3.50) Wales (4.90)
22.45: (3.20) Albania (3.30) Czech R. (2.30)
Sunday
20.00: (1.22) England (6.25) R.Ireland (14.0)
***odds are subject to change***
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